Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Shake a Hand Amist the Black Eyes
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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